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Exploring the Roman World of Lucius Popidius Secundus

Author: jv99

Cats, a Temple, Statue Fragments and the Goddess Fortuna (Largo Argentina – Rome)

Posted on 15/10/201716/10/2017 by jv99

This month’s blog is by Josh Littell, who studied at Kent’s Rome Centre during his MA in Ancient History (2016-17),… Read more Cats, a Temple, Statue Fragments and the Goddess Fortuna (Largo Argentina – Rome)

Creating Believable Worlds

Posted on 13/09/201708/06/2017 by jv99

The animated films A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome, and Four Sisters in Ancient Rome created believable worlds… Read more Creating Believable Worlds

A Father’s Advice – Cicero De Officiis (On Duties)

Posted on 13/08/201708/06/2017 by jv99

This month, Ray Laurence reflects on how concepts of age by key Roman writers feature in Latin texts and how… Read more A Father’s Advice – Cicero De Officiis (On Duties)

The Statue of Isis that Talks

Posted on 15/07/201706/06/2017 by jv99

This month’s blog has been written by Freya Burford, a postgraduate student who studied at Kent’s Rome Centre earlier in… Read more The Statue of Isis that Talks

The Temple of Apollo Medicus Sosianus: Restoration and Politics under Augustus

Posted on 13/06/201708/06/2017 by jv99

This month’s blog by Mark Crittenden, a Kent postgraduate, explores the politics of the Augustan Age and questions whether we… Read more The Temple of Apollo Medicus Sosianus: Restoration and Politics under Augustus

Animating A Day in the Life of a Roman Client

Posted on 15/05/201718/05/2017 by jv99

The film A Day in the Life of a Roman Client has just been released on YouTube, we reproduce below… Read more Animating A Day in the Life of a Roman Client

The Horologium Augusti, or when a sundial is not a sundial

Posted on 13/04/201718/05/2017 by jv99

The month’s blog is brought to you by Jade Coates. Jade is a postgraduate student studying at the University of Kent… Read more The Horologium Augusti, or when a sundial is not a sundial

Troops on the edge of the Empire: Daily life in the multicultural Roman auxiliary

Posted on 15/03/201718/05/2017 by jv99

This month Catherine Hoggarth, a PhD student funded by the AHRC through CHASE at University of Kent, draws on her… Read more Troops on the edge of the Empire: Daily life in the multicultural Roman auxiliary

Paris and Rome – Napoleon and Classical Antiquity

Posted on 13/02/201707/02/2017 by jv99

This month Dr Diana Rowell, an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent, reveals how Paris and Rome contain… Read more Paris and Rome – Napoleon and Classical Antiquity

Krishna and Romulus

Posted on 13/01/201716/01/2017 by jv99

The ides of January coincides with the most auspicious time in the Hindu calendar known as Makar Sankranti (the northward… Read more Krishna and Romulus

Dressmaking the Roman way

Posted on 15/12/201628/11/2016 by jv99

Four Sisters in Ancient Rome includes reference to the making of textiles, in this month’s blog Dr Mary Harlow (University… Read more Dressmaking the Roman way

Baiae: Oysters, Odysseus, and Nero murders his mother

Posted on 13/11/201607/11/2016 by jv99

Baiae was a watchword for luxury and pleasure in antiquity, as well as a place to visit for cures in… Read more Baiae: Oysters, Odysseus, and Nero murders his mother

Ancient statues show their true colours

Posted on 15/10/201620/09/2016 by jv99

In the film A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome, the Secundus boys take a trip to the Forum… Read more Ancient statues show their true colours

Shaving, Romans and Facial Hair

Posted on 13/09/201612/09/2016 by jv99

A Culture of Shaving Grooming was fundamental for the creation of a Roman. Hair was cut and combed – it… Read more Shaving, Romans and Facial Hair

Lucius is on holiday, but here is a rap by Bregans on the subject of slavery

Posted on 13/08/201612/09/2016 by jv99

Many will know Bregans as a British slave in the Cambridge Latin Course. Year 8 students, Tahirah, Sadia and Imah,… Read more Lucius is on holiday, but here is a rap by Bregans on the subject of slavery

Visiting a Bar in Ancient Rome

Posted on 15/07/201613/07/2016 by jv99

It’s a hot July day in Rome, a shimmering heat haze hovers above the cobblestones of the forum of Augustus.… Read more Visiting a Bar in Ancient Rome

Why were new born children left to die in ancient Rome?

Posted on 15/06/201623/06/2016 by jv99

The question as to why parents might expose a new-born child has perplexed people living in the 20th and 21st… Read more Why were new born children left to die in ancient Rome?

Ides of May AD 73: the Vestals, the Tiber and the Bridge

Posted on 15/05/201623/06/2016 by jv99

This month’s blog is by Catherine Hoggarth – through the eyes of Lucius – we view the Tiber and its… Read more Ides of May AD 73: the Vestals, the Tiber and the Bridge

Celebrating Rome’s Birthday

Posted on 21/04/201623/06/2016 by jv99

Celebrating Rome’s Birthday The 21st April was identified as the birthday of Rome (a dies natalis for the city) as… Read more Celebrating Rome’s Birthday

Life of a Foreigner in Ancient Rome

Posted on 13/04/201623/06/2016 by jv99

Introduction – Ancient Rome had through much of its history an incredibly diverse population. At the point in which the… Read more Life of a Foreigner in Ancient Rome

Visiting the Baths in Ancient Rome

Posted on 15/03/201623/06/2016 by jv99

For Lucius and his family — just like for most Romans — a trip to the baths was an essential… Read more Visiting the Baths in Ancient Rome

Betrothal and Childhood in Ancient Rome

Posted on 13/02/201623/06/2016 by jv99

‘Let me be read by a girl who warms to her betrothed’ (Ovid Amores 2.1.5). The Lucius films have a… Read more Betrothal and Childhood in Ancient Rome

Life of a Slave in Ancient Rome: Part 2

Posted on 13/01/201623/06/2016 by jv99

Part 2 of Life of a Slave in Ancient Rome continues to expand our understanding of this large group of… Read more Life of a Slave in Ancient Rome: Part 2

Life of a Slave in Ancient Rome: Part 1

Posted on 15/12/201523/06/2016 by jv99

In the story of The Four Sisters in Ancient Rome, the slaves of the house of Lucius Domitius Ahenobardus were… Read more Life of a Slave in Ancient Rome: Part 1

Childhood in Ancient Rome

Posted on 30/11/201523/06/2016 by jv99

In the two stories, Four Sisters in Ancient Rome and A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome, we have… Read more Childhood in Ancient Rome

Welcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus

Posted on 20/10/201520/10/2015 by jv99

 Welcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus, a 17-year old living in Rome in 73 AD. His life is… Read more Welcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus

Blog

  • Reinvestigating Richborough 13/12/2018
  • Sensory experiences in Roman Gardens and their Influence on Bodily Health 13/11/2018
  • Kent students discover prehistoric monument at Lees Court 15/10/2018
  • The Roman World in Modern Museums 13/09/2018
  • Oplontis: fancier than Pompeii 13/08/2018
  • Roman Egyptian artefacts: making replica musical instruments 15/07/2018
  • A Tour of the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme 13/06/2018
  • Why Does Rome Look the Way it Does? The City’s Layout throughout Time 15/05/2018
  • Women and sacrificia publica in the Roman Republic 13/04/2018
  • The painful art of being a Roman woman 15/03/2018
  • Misconceptions of Roman Slavery 13/02/2018
  • The Cult of Mithras 13/01/2018

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